Kneading device.



No. 697,804. Patented Apr. I5, |902.

L. N. CAMPBELL.

' 'KNEADING DEVICE.

(Appheahon fllod Sept 11 1901 (No Model.)

wuwom LIENEMMA N. CAMPBELL, OF ALDEN, MICHIGAN.

KNEADING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 697,804, dated April15, 1902.

Application filed September 11,1901. Serial No, 75,078- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that LLIENEMMA N. CAMPBELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at and whose post-office address is Alden, (box 47,) in thecounty of Antrim and State of Michigan, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Kneading Devices, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to kneading devices, and more particularly to adevice especially adapted for kneading dough, the primary object beingto provide means whereby dough may be kneaded without soiling the handsand in less time than is required for the ordinary hand-kneading.

The construction of the improvement will be fully described hereinafterin connection with the accompanying drawings, which form part of thisspecification, and its novel features will be defined in the appendedclaims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a View in perspective of a kneaderembodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same, andFig. 3 shows the fingers detached from the block.

The reference-numeral 1 designates a block constituting the body of theimplement and preferably rounded on its under surface 2 and sides 3. Theupper surface of the block or body 1 is provided midway of its ends withan inclined socket to receiveahandle 4,which, as clearly shown in thedrawings, projects at an angle to the body, affording a more convenienthand-grasp than would be provided if the handle were perpendicular.

Projecting from the front upper edge of the block 1 is a series offingers 5, formed from a single piece of heavy wire bent to form thefront loops 6 and the intermediate rear loops 7 and having its ends 8inserted into openings 9 formed in the block and extending nearlyentirely across the latter, as shown. The fingers 5 are curved downwardto adapt them to grasp the dough in kneading, and by manipulating theimplement by its handle ends out to parallel relation, as shown bydotted lines in Fig. 3. Thus the tendency of the arms is to hug theinner walls of the openings 9, which aids in sustaining the arms inposition. The arms 10 are further secured by Wedges 11,each preferablyformed with a semi= circular groove 12, conforming to the shape of thewire arms.

While the device constructed as above dc scribed is especially adaptedfor use as a kneader, it is also serviceable for mixing pas try of allkinds and as a general kitchen ac cessory.

I claim 1. A kneader comprising a block, a handle projecting upwardtherefrom, and a series of fingers projecting from said block and curveddownward.

2. A kneader comprising a block, a handle projecting from the uppersurface thereof, at an angle to said surface, and a wire bent to form aplurality of downwardly-curved loops, the ends of said wire beingsecured to the block.

3. A kneader comprising a block and handle, said block having transversehorizontal openings, and a resilient wire bent to form downwardly-curvedloops serving as fingers, and having their ends inserted in saidopenings and secured therein.

I11 testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LIENEMMA N. CAMPBELL.

\Vitnesses:

WM. 0. CAMPBELL, ESSIE M. RossI'rER.

